Surname Zanini in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Zanini families are mainly Croats (from Dubrovnik ), less frequently Italians (from Porec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Porec area.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Zanini live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are only located in in 6 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (<10), Rovinj (<10), Pula (<5), Strmec Stubicki in Oroslavje area (<5), and in Zagreb (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Zanini (including: Zannini , Zaninni ) is present in 45 countries worldwide. "Zannini " is used by some 3000 people in Italy , about 400 in the United States , and some 300 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Matilda Zanini, Davor Zanini, Bruno Zanini, Eligio Zanini, Alessandro Zanini, Francesco Zanini, Guido Zanini, Dobroslav Zanini, Darinka Zanini, Ana Zanini, Miho Zanini, Dragica Zanini, Zoran Zanini, Marija Zanini, Bianca Zanini, Željko Zanini, Ružica Zanini, Biancastella Zanini, Vera Zanini

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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